Improved outlook for city ethics?

Two months ago Philadelphia, already injured by its image as a city filled with government corruption, suffered the insult of having ethics legislation killed by one vote in City Council. Now there's hope that that same measure could pass, as a previously ill Councilwoman voices her support. Of course, let's not celebrate excessively, as this measure had already been stripped of most of its teeth during prior negotiations, but still, it's something...